Well, what the Shah knew but didn't say was his country was supplying Israel with free oil, and the first thing the Islamic revolutionaries did in 1979 was close that valve. Israel has had to import and buy every single drop since, and they hate it.
"Upon its establishment in 1948 and until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Israel enjoyed cordial relations with Iran (then ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty). Israel viewed Iran as a natural ally due to its position as a non-Arab power on the edge of the Arab world, in accordance with Ben-Gurion's concept of an alliance of the periphery."
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Israel_relations
So that explains why we put him in, but not his comments about Jews in the media.
So that explains why we put him in, but not his comments about Jews in the media.
Well, nobody likes Zionists, but some dislike them more than others.
The Shah probably didn't like us any more, but, he was forced to compromise with us and Israel to hold on to power.
It should surprise no one that The Shah would resent the supreme arrogance of Zionists, as do most American politicians. But, bare fear of their power prevents any organized effort to free the US from their grip. And, the Shah had a choice between a teeth gritting arrangement with Israel or being deposed by Islamic fundamentalists who immediately set about the executions of the Shah's dreaded secret police, with his death as the most desirous grand prize of all.